Rural economics is the study of rural economies, including:
farm and non-farm industry.
economic growth, development, and change
size and spatial distribution of production and household units and interregional trade
land use
housing and non-housing as to supply and demand
migration and (de)population
finance
government policies as to development, investment, regulation, and transportation
general-equilibrium and welfare analysis, for example, system interdependencies and rural-urban income disparities.
